Fossil specimen : BGS GSM89467A – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Merostomata Order Eurypterida |
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| Fossil Name | Marsupipterus sculpturatus Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Marsupipterus sculpturatus Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering Pterygotus gigas Salter |
| Registration No. | GSM89467A |
|---|---|
| Collector | Smith (Hereford) |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available 1858 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Downton Sandstone. |
| Country | England |
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| Locality | Forge Bridge, Downton, Herefordshire. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Downton Group |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Early Devonian Epoch (Devonian Period) – Pridoli Epoch (Silurian Period) (393.3 – 423.6 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering 1955 Journ of Pal vol 29 no 6 p.1040-1041 1 Kjellesvig-Waering 1961 Journ of Pal vol 35 no 4 p.833 |
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